Right in the centre - Cooperation is the key

By Ken Waddell

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The Neepawa Area Planning District is re-jigging its development plan. Re-jigging the plan is complicated by the fact that North Cypress-Langford is no longer part of the district and the rejigged plan is years overdue (as are most things in governments at any level). 

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Observation Oct. 28

By Addy Oberlin

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It is sometimes the small little things that we overlook. I think of my little dog who faithfully waits and looks out the window until I come home. Then she is overjoyed and playful the rest of the day, until I have to leave again. 

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Homebodies - Working with Rose...

By Rita Friesen

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It was a day of little jobs. Well, one was bigger than I expected, but that was because I was working with Rose.

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Faithfully yours - Four eternal truths

By Neil Strohschein

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Whenever I face challenges in life, I draw comfort and encouragement from the words spoken by one who, in his short time on earth, went through more trials that I ever will.

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Waste and want

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

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Food waste, it’s a bigger problem than we think. According to a VCM International (VCMI) report, Canadians wasted $31 billion worth of food in 2014, that’s close to $900 per person.  

VCMI is a research and consulting company that focuses on agriculture, aquaculture, marine and food industries, but identifying and reducing food waste is one their main areas of expertise.

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